{"id":6874,"date":"2015-12-15T14:37:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T13:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/traverser-la-loire-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:49:48","slug":"ferries-on-the-loire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/en\/to-plan\/getting-around\/ferries-on-the-loire\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferries on the Loire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"VAN22_CHAPEAU\"><p>With the ferry, cross the river for free at two points: between Basse-Indre and Indret and between Cou&euml;ron and Le Pellerin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bac-de-loire.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bac-de-loire.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bac-de-loire-300x120.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bac-de-loire-5x2.jpeg 5w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> With the whole <strong>family by bike<\/strong>, take the 2 ferries for a ride.<br> Start from Nantes towards Indre and take the ferries&nbsp;to cross the river. For lunch, recharge your batteries with a well-deserved pancake at the Restaurant la Martini\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Practical :<\/strong><br>\nEasy 56 km round trip: Nantes &gt; The Mountain &gt; Indret (ferry) Indre &gt; Cou\u00ebron (ferry) Le Pellerin &gt; Indret (ferry) Indre &gt; Nantes (possibility to take the train in Cou\u00ebron to go back to Nantes, 33 km trip).<\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div><\/section>\n\t<section class=\" VAN22_BG_jaune\"><div class=\"VAN22_LIMIT_SECTION VAN22_FOCUS\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><h2 class=\"VAN22_H_1\" class=\"VAN22_H_1\" id=\"the-musts-of-the-day\">The musts of the day<\/h2><ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">In Nantes, <em>Les Anneaux<\/em> by Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">In Rez\u00e9, Trentemoult, an old fishing village on the banks of the Loire and <em>Le Pendule<\/em> de Roman Signer<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0In Port-Lavigne (Bouguenais), <em>The Settlers<\/em> by Sarah Sze<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">In Saint-Jean de Boiseau, Le Ch\u00e2teau du P\u00e9 and Jeppe Hein&#8217;s <em>Did I miss something<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">At the Canal de la Martini\u00e8re (Le Pellerin), <em>Misconceivable<\/em> by Erwin Wurm called &#8220;the soft boat&#8221;.\u00a0<u><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a class=\"VAN22_CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/en\/itineraries\/stages-map-estuaire-art-trail-nantes-saint-nazaire\/\">Discover all the works on the Estuary trail<\/a><br\/><br\/><br\/><div class=\"VAN22_COPYRIGHT_TAG\" id=\"66899933\" data-title=\"Erwin Wurm, Misconceivable, Canal de la Martinie\u0300re, Le Pellerin, cre\u0301ation pe\u0301renne Estuaire 2007 \u00a9 Philippe Piron _LVAN.(1)\" data-copyright=\"Philippe Piron \/ LVAN\">\u00a9<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"focus-veiled\" data-tag=\"66899933\" alt=\"\" data-copyright=\"Philippe Piron \/ LVAN\" title=\"Erwin Wurm, Misconceivable, Canal de la Martinie\u0300re, 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